Useful links
General
RCSLT - the professional body for Speech and Language Therapists and support workers.
Stroke, head injury and aphasia
Connect – promoting effective services, new opportunities and a better quality of life for people living with aphasia
Afasic – helping children and young adults who are affected by the hidden disability of speech, language and communication impairments.
Speakability – national charity dedicated to supporting and empowering people with aphasia and their carers.
Headway – help and support for people affected by brain injury.
Older people
Age Concern – promoting the well-being of all older people and helping to make later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience.
Babies & Children
Contact a Family – providing advice, information and support to the parents of all disabled children.
Bliss – the premature baby charity.
Cancer
Cancer Backup – information about cancers of the larnyx and head & neck.
Macmillan Cancer Support – providing practical, medical, emotional and financial support and campaign for better cancer care.
Stammering
Michael Palin Stammering Centre – assessing and treating children who stammer from all parts of the UK.
City Lit – daytime and evening courses for adults who stammer.